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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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